Legislators continue to urge governor to delay ACT implementation
More than 46 Massachusetts state legislators requested that the Commonwealth’s adoption of the ACT and HDO rules be delayed until Jan. 2027.
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Tesla semi crash, fire mark NTSB’s first EV truck case
Emergency responders tried to control the blaze by dumping 50,000 gallons of water to extinguish the flames and cool the truck’s batteries.
Eight states push for ACT delay as deadline approaches
Trucking organizations from eight states wrote to express their concerns about the ACT rules, which will take effect in 2025 and 2027.
N.J. Assembly committee approves delay of clean-truck rule
Members of a New Jersey assembly committee voted to advance a bill that would delay the implementation of the ACT rule by two years.
CARB rules seen as hindrance to obtaining new diesel vehicles
CARB regulations in California have left some of the state’s large truck dealers unable to obtain new diesel trucks to sell to carriers.
Five states seek delays on 2025 CARB regulations
Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Washington cite supply chain concerns and request slowing implementation of CARB regulations.
Industry groups spearheaded by TAM & MSADA push back on recent MassDEP action
MassDEP announced it would not enforce ACT requirements for state agencies and municipalities that purchase certain diesel trucks.
Additional organizations request delay of ACT & HDO in Massachusetts
As an update, more than 50 industry stakeholders have now joined our request to delay ACT & HDO implementation in Massachusetts.
Organizations join to request delay of ACT & HDO
More than 30 organizations representing industry stakeholders joined to write government leaders requesting the ACT and HDO be delayed.
TAM Letter – Our concerns regarding aggressive ACT mandates
Our letter details TAM member concerns about the aggressive mandates under the ACT rule that will be implemented on Jan. 1, 2025.